Est. 2012 · Savannah, Georgia

An independent bookshop and reading room where literary fiction, poetry, and rare first editions share shelf space with loose-leaf tea and afternoon light.

Where every book finds its reader.

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I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.

Jorge Luis Borges

Iris's Current Obsessions

Staff Picks

The Midnight Garden

Philippa Pearce

1958

Iris's Pick

The Midnight Garden

by Philippa Pearce

When Tom is sent to stay with his aunt and uncle, he discovers a mysterious garden that only appears at night. A luminous meditation on time, memory, and the gardens we carry within us.

I reread this every autumn. It never fails to make me weep.

— Iris

Classics$16.00

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

1963

Iris's Pick

The Bell Jar

by Sylvia Plath

Esther Greenwood's descent into mental illness, told with devastating clarity and dark humor. Plath's only novel remains one of the most honest accounts of a mind at war with itself.

Literary Fiction$14.00

Wise Blood

Flannery O'Connor

1952

Iris's Pick

Wise Blood

by Flannery O'Connor

Hazel Motes returns from the war determined to found the Church Without Christ. O'Connor's first novel is a fierce, darkly comic vision of faith and redemption in the American South.

The book that made me fall in love with Southern literature.

— Iris

Southern Gothic$13.00

Devotions

Mary Oliver

2017

Iris's Pick

Devotions

by Mary Oliver

The definitive collection from one of America's most beloved poets. Five decades of poems about the natural world, attention, and the sacred ordinary. Essential reading for anyone who has ever stopped to watch a bird.

Poetry$32.00

The Story

A Bookshop Born of Love

After thirty years of teaching students to love literature, Iris Calloway retired and realized she wasn't done sharing that love.

She purchased a run-down townhouse on Bull Street, spent a year restoring it with her late husband Arthur, and opened Foxglove & Fern in the spring of 2012.

The name comes from the wildflowers that grew in the neglected garden behind the building — foxglove and ferns that Iris cultivated into a small reading garden.

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Coming Soon

Upcoming Events

April 18, 2026

7:00 PM

An Evening with Jesmyn Ward

National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward reads from her latest novel and discusses the landscapes — both physical and emotional — of the American South. Signed copies available. Tea and refreshments served.

May 3, 2026

7:00 PM

Poetry Reading: Terrance Hayes

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Terrance Hayes visits Foxglove & Fern for an intimate reading and conversation about form, freedom, and the music of language.

May 10, 2026

6:00 PM

Rare Book Evening: First Editions of the Southern Canon

Iris opens the rare book cabinet for a guided tour of our Southern first editions, from O'Connor to Welty to McCullers. White gloves provided. Limited to 12 guests. RSVP required.

Kind Words

From Our Readers

Walking into Foxglove & Fern is like stepping through a wardrobe into another world. Iris always knows exactly what I should read next.

Margaret Whitfield

Savannah

The best tea room in the city, and it happens to be in the best bookshop. Thursday poetry nights are sacred to me.

Dr. James Okonkwo

SCAD Faculty, Savannah

I drove two hours to find a first edition Flannery O'Connor, and Iris had one behind the counter, waiting for me. She said she had a feeling.

Caroline Beaumont

Charleston

She read books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live.

Annie Dillard

Come Visit

The Kettle Is Always On

Find us on Bull Street in Savannah's Historic District. Bring a friend, or come alone — there's a chair by the window with your name on it.